Raymond Tucker was an American politician that served as the 38th mayor of St Louis from 1953 until 1965.
13 Facts About Raymond Tucker
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Raymond Tucker later received degrees from Columbia University and Washington University in St Louis.
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Raymond Tucker married the former Mary Edythe Leiber in 1928 and they raised a son and daughter.
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Raymond Tucker was a member of the committee appointed to write the City's first Civil Service Ordinance in 1940.
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Raymond Tucker headed the 1949 Charter Board of Freeholders whose plan was defeated at the polls in August, 1950.
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In 1953, Tucker won the Democratic nomination for mayor in a primary election against Mark D Eagleton, and was elected in April 1953.
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Raymond Tucker supported the adoption of the plan for the Metropolitan Sewer District in 1954.
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Raymond Tucker backed the proposed City Charter that was defeated August 6,1957.
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Raymond Tucker opposed the Metropolitan District Plan of 1959 and the Borough Plan of 1962; each would have restructured the relationship between St Louis City and St Louis County.
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Raymond Tucker became president of the American Municipal Association in 1959 and headed the United States Conference of Mayors from December 1963 to April 20,1965.
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In March 1965, during his bid for an unprecedented fourth term as mayor, Tucker lost to Alfonso J Cervantes in the Democratic primary.
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Later in 1965, following his service as mayor, Raymond Tucker became Professor of Urban Affairs at Washington University.
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Raymond Tucker died in St Louis on November 23,1970, just less than two weeks prior to what would have been his 74th birthday.